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Come, come ye saints

While I was in VN we were getting ready for something big. We knew it was big because it was arranged for those of us that weren't Catholic or Protestant to attend services with larger congregations. For 5 of us that meant catching a chopper from Hill 55 to Da Nang. When we got to the heli-pad in Da Nang there was a 6by (truck) waiting to take us to the building where the LDS services were being held. We of course were a little late. We left our helmet, flack jackets, ammo and weapons in the entry and went in during the opening song. The 5 of us were "line animals" or "bush Marines". We were in worn/stained/dirty camouflage utilities instead of  "dress uniforms", we smelled like jungle. We had to walk all the way down front (back seats were all taken). It was a short meeting (Sacrament and 1 talked). The closing hymn was "Come Come Ye Saints" (they even had a piano). When we got to the "And should we die" in the 3rd versus the singing kinda petered out with everybody looking at the 5 of us. Far as I know we all made it home, but I still can't make it thru the 3rd versus,
Randy/Pa

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